Houses In The South Of France

France is dominated by old pericarp houses, but in the last individual years, antiquity wooden houses has become a major trend, with books and magazines devoted to the subject. Many land builders look to North America for inspiration on antiquity wooden homes, but digit brothers in the South of author have built a playing creating tropical-style houses on the Cap-Ferret shore...

Woodeen Homes 2010

1.Spesification for wooden homes

A. Tipes of wood:
-ironwood frame
-ironwood floor
-ironwood walls
-ironwood trusses and rafters
-dipterocarp ceiling.

B. Lumber sizes
-pilars 20cmx20cm first floor ( grounds floor)
-pilars 10cmx10cm seconds floor
-flooring 3cmx17cm
-primary runnersor floor joists 10cmx20cm
-secondary runners or floor joists 6cmx16cm
-tongue-and-groove walling 2cmx9cm
-primary roof runners 5cmx10cm
-secondary roof runners 6cmx6cmtongue-and groove ceilling 1cmx8cm
-door frame 10cmx10cm, 5cmx10cm
-door standart
-windows frame 10cmx10cm
-windows standart

C.Roofing material / Accessorries
-tile
-composite
-paneling
-ralling
-orramental bannister and railling supports
-glass
-hinges
door knobs and handles
-and miscellaneous items

D.Estimated time reguired for pre-fabrycation depends upon the model chosen as follows:
-models 72 m2 - 5 weeks / 30 work days
-models 144 m2 - 7 weeks / 42 work days
-models 160 m2 - 8 weeks / 50 work days
-models 200 m2 - 12 weeks / 75 work days
on-site assembly

2.Cost and method of payment
a. Price in indonesia rupiah 2.250.000/ m2( square meter)
cost of pre-fabrication within Indonesia
b. Down payments : 50% of total pre-fabrication cost we will start pre-fabrication as soon as
we receive the down payment.
c. Second payment : 30% of total pre-fabrication cost when the materials and workers arrive
at the assembly site.
d. third ( last) payment : 20% of total pre-fabrication cost uponcompletion of assembly.

Monochrome Interiors

Monochrome is a term generally used to describe painting, drawing, design, or photography in one color or shades of one color. A monochrome object or image is one whose range of colors consists of shades of a single color or hue. NB. I have shown a monochrome interior in shades of white, but monochrome interiors can also be in shades of green, blue, red, etc. I particularly like this Monochrome interior - Blue Fin Restaurant at the W in New York, because of the way pattern and texture were used to give interest and drama to an otherwise all white space. I haven't eaten here yet, but I want to....I wonder if the food is as good as the design?

If anyone has dined at this restaurant, please let me know.

Photo: Monochrome Interior -The Blue Fin Restaurant W New York Times Square, Interior design Yabu Pushellberg via A Schematic Life

Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT in the world of Interior Design.

French Decor from Aidan Gray

We have to confess--we're not flea-market or garage-sale or Craigslist- kinda people. To us, one's man trash is just that--trash! We think it's much easier just to buy new stuff. You know exactly what you get.

If you are like us, and if you like that Parisian, French-chic look without having to fly to Paris for the flea market and ship this stuff back home by yourself, you might want to check out Aidan Gray. They make very French home decor and accessories.

Here are some samples:

Aidan Gray has a great interactive catalog that you can browse through. You can also buy directly online.

Featured Home 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

Architectural Digest's February issue has just hit the newsstands and they have done a section for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and my "Gastown" Project is featured as one of three highlighted homes in the “Olympic City.”

Click on above image to see entire project.

To view the slide show on-line click here.

Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT in the world of Interior Design.